ways to minimize strain on computer? (proxys, adjustment layers etc )

[djmattyz]

just wondering of ways  to minmise strain on my computer (its not the best computer, but i must go on for the moment )

you know how people use proxys for 4k footage?  well, is that a viable option for HD footage too?  say scaling it down to SD while i get the edit together?

also, i like to apply a color grade via adjustment layers, but does that slow the computer down more than, say, applying the color grade directly to the clip?

any other suggestions? (apart from upgrading or increasing ram etc, all of which  will be done when the money starts to roll in 🙂 )

[R Neil Haugen]

Yes, using small intraframe proxies can help even with HD playback ... "small" means small frame-size, NOT disc-size! That's a common mistake.

Use either a Cineform or DNxHD-LB proxy preset, OR ... using the Media Encoder, make your own ingestion preset. Dividing width & height by a number such as 2 or 4 to get the frame-size is good.

As to using Adjustment layers, they make it easier to use the full Lumetri control panel, but don't affect playback ... if you've got 3 Lumetri layers on a clip or 2 on a clip and 1 on an adjustment layer, it won't make any difference ... at least in my trials of this.

Neil

[djmattyz]

thanks

what about loading lots of data into your project

for example,  im working on a project of 20 promotional videos at the moment.

from a practical point of view it helps me to have all of the footage in one project (different folders)

would it make my computer very slow if i load all of the footage of all 20 videos into the project ?  should i create individual premiere projects for each video to save computing power?

[R Neil Haugen]

You can import the media into multiple projects. So if you have multiple projects each project file stays smaller. And, you can import sequences from one project into another.

Neil

[djmattyz]

sorry i didnt quite understand what you are saying here

does loading up all the media into one project make it slower?  or does it not affect it ?

[R Neil Haugen · Accepted solution]

The larger the project file, the more drag on the resources it becomes. Past a certain point, using multiple project files works better. The amount of media may be part of it, the the number, length, and complexity of the sequences seems to be the bigger part of the resource issue.

So ... if you've got a lot of media but only going to have a few sequences going, one project is fine.

If you're going to be having a fair number of long sequences with multiple heavy-effects like Lumetri, Warp Stabilizer, AfterEffects comps, re-sizing of media on the sequence, time-ramps, then ... separating out the parts of the project into separate projects would be more practical.

The media can be imported to all of them, that doesn't matter at all.

So you can have working projects of the various sections, and as each gets towards a final state, have another project that imports the "finalized" sequences from the sections of the project, but not all the working sequences.

Neil